1934 South Sydney season
South Sydney Rabbitohs season
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The 1934 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 27th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season fourth.
NSWRFL rank4th (out of 8)
Play-off resultLost Semi Final
1934 recordWins: 8; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 213; against: 149
| 1934 South Sydney season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL rank | 4th (out of 8) | |||
| Play-off result | Lost Semi Final | |||
| 1934 record | Wins: 8; draws: 0; losses: 6 | |||
| Points scored | For: 213; against: 149 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Charlie Lynch | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Sydney Sports Ground | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Fred Blann (8) | |||
| Goals | Percy Williams (23) | |||
| Points | Percy Williams (61) | |||
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Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eastern Suburbs |
14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 308 | 165 | +143 | 24 |
| 2 |  Western Suburbs |
14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 263 | 158 | +105 | 24 |
| 3 |  St. George |
14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 251 | 166 | +85 | 18 |
| 4 |  South Sydney |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 213 | 149 | +64 | 16 |
| 5 |  Newtown |
14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 192 | 229 | -37 | 10 |
| 6 |  North Sydney |
14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 194 | 234 | -40 | 10 |
| 7 |  Balmain |
14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 206 | 275 | -69 | 8 |
| 8 |  Sydney University |
14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 113 | 364 | -251 | 2 |
Fixtures
Trials
| Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Suburbs |
Win | 3 â 0 | Saturday 31 March | Sydney Cricket Ground | [1] |
| North Sydney |
Loss | 4 â 10 | Monday 2 April | Sydney Cricket Ground | [2] |
| Newtown |
Win | 13 â 5 | Saturday 5 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | [3] |
| Balmain |
Loss | 24 â 30 | Saturday 12 May | Drummoyne | [4] |
Regular season
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs |
Win | 3 â 0 | Wednesday 25 April | Sports Ground | 10,800 | [5] |
| 2 | Western Suburbs |
Loss | 13 â 17 | Saturday 28 April | Sports Ground | 14,000 | [6] |
| 3 | St. George |
Loss | 8 â 31 | Saturday 5 May | Earl Park | 5,000 | [7] |
| 4 | Sydney University |
Win | 45 â 3 | Saturday 12 May | Leichhardt Oval | 2,000 | [8] |
| 5 | North Sydney |
Draw | 10 â 10 | Saturday 19 May | North Sydney Oval | 6,000 | [9] |
| 6 | Newtown |
Win | 19 â 9 | Saturday 9 June | Marrickville | 5,000 | [10] |
| 7 | Balmain |
Win | 28 â 8 | Saturday 16 June | Drummoyne | 2,000 | [11] |
| 8 | Eastern Suburbs |
Loss | 10 â 14 | Saturday 23 June | Sports Ground | 15,400 | [12] |
| 9 | Western Suburbs |
Loss | 0 â 6 | Saturday 30 June | Sports Ground | 8,000 | [13] |
| 10 | St. George |
Loss | 7 â 18 | Saturday 7 July | Earl Park | 3,500 | [14] |
| 11 | Sydney University |
Win | 30 â 5 | Saturday 14 July | Leichhardt Oval | [15] | |
| 12 | North Sydney |
Draw | 11 â 11 | Saturday 21 July | Chatswood | [16] | |
| 13 | Newtown |
Win | 11 â 5 | Saturday 28 July | Marrickville | 1,000 | [17] |
| 14 | Balmain |
Win | 18 â 12 | Saturday 4 August | Drummoyne | [18] |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 August 1934 - Sports Ground | ||||||
| Western Suburbs | 16 | |||||
| 8 September 1934 - Sports Ground[19] | ||||||
| St. George | 6 | |||||
| Western Suburbs | 15 | |||||
| 25 August 1934 - Sports Ground | ||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 12 | |||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 19 | |||||
| South Sydney | 6 | |||||
Statistics
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Blann | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| John Coyne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Francis Curran | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Arthur Dean | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jim Deeley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Henry Eyers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Fennell | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Finch | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sidney Harris | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Eddie Hinson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| John Hurst | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kollias | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lennox | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Lewis | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Les McDonald | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| Victor Moses | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis O'Connor | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Potter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Pratt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton Quinlivan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Sampson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Spillane | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| George Treweek | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Why | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Michael Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Williams | 12 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 61 |
| Keith Wylie | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |